I have read a couple of books by this writer and enjoyed them.


Review:Alba always feels like an outsider. She hardly knew her Italian mother and her English father acts as if Valentina never existed. She despises country life almost as much as she despises her stepmother and stepsisters. On board the houseboat named after her dead mother, Alba's life is little more than a selfish search for fun and pleasure. But the discovery of her mother's portrait sends the girl back to Italy to find her family - and the truth about Valentina. Amid the olive groves of the Amalfi coast, its balmy air rich with the scent of figs, a tale of deception and betrayal is waiting to be discovered. It is a tale that takes Alba into the past - but also gives her a new future...

I enjoyed this book on the whole, especially the descriptive passages about Italy. It was a little predictable in parts and the ending was rushed and very disappointing. I would still look for books by this writer.

Offering this at my writing class tomorrow or otherwise I will release it at Mind Charity Shop afterwards.